Turkey’s opposition leader responds to arrest allegations, says AKP used to planning conspiracies
In response to arrest threats made by Turkey's autocratic President and Chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, main...
HDP deputy chains himself to protest Turkey’s destructions in ancient Hasankeyf town
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Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Batman deputy Mehmet Ali Aslan launched protest on Thursday by chaining himself against destructions in ancient Hasankeyf town in...
Prosecutor appeals court ruling to release Turkish comedian Demirci
The Ankara Public Prosecutor’s Office has appealed a Thursday court decision to release on judicial probation Turkish comedian Atalay Demirci, who was arrested in...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for 70 former Finance Ministry staff over alleged ByLock...
Ankara Chief Prosecutor's Office has issued detention warrants for 70 former staff of Turkish Finance Ministry over their alleged use of smart phone messaging...
Turkey arrests 10 footbal fans over holding banner in support of hunger-striking educators
Turkish government has arrested 10 football fans of Beşiktaş football club, who held a banner saying "Let's Nuriye and Semih To Live" in a...
Turkish coup suspect general says he reported Gülen-linked generals in 2014
Brig. Gen. Gökhan Şahin Sönmezateş, the commander of a team that targeted Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s hotel during the night of a controversial coup...
Turkey arrests coup suspect officer’s lawyer in MİT trucks case
Deniz Akbulut, the lawyer for noncommissioned officer Gökhan Güçlü, one of the suspects on trial for an assassination attempt against Turkey's autocratic President Recep Tayyip...
Turkish court arrests 9 out of 11 journalists detained over alleged ByLock use
An İstanbul prosecutor ruled for the arrest of 9 out of 11 journalists who were detained on August 10 as part of an investigation...
Merkel says Turkey-EU customs union update not possible amid tensions
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said the European Union cannot continue expanding the customs union with Turkey unless tensions with Turkey ease.
Merkel’s remarks came...
Turkey detains another woman on her way of Hajj on coup charges at İzmir...
A 58-year-old prospective Hajj pilgrim was reportedly detained on coup charges at İzmir’s Adnan Menderes Airport on Thursday night. According to a Twitter account...
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